Charitable purposes under IRC Section 501(c)(3) include the promotion of social welfare by organizations designed to combat ...

One June 4, 2025, the Delivering on Government Efficiency (“DOGE”) Subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing: Public Funds, Private Agendas: NGOs Gone Wild.

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Resources of the Week. Special recognition: May 1st was both International Workers’ Day and Law Day ...

Fiscal sponsorship exits can be very complex and at times contentious. In this series of posts, we’ll identify issues that may provide some guidance in structuring the initial fiscal sponsorship ...

12 Key Tasks for the Governance Committee Develop a board member, committee* member, and officer** recruitment strategy, taking into account desired skill sets and diverse perspectives Continually ...

Many well-intended individuals who want to work on addressing public, social, and environmental needs think about starting a charitable nonprofit. Founding and leading a nonprofit may be viewed as a ...

The deadline for responses to the Ways and Means Committee request for information regarding nonprofit political activities, inappropriate use of charitable funds, and rise in foreign sources of ...

Increasingly, for-profit corporations are expanding their goals beyond profit-maximization and pursuing social or charitable goals. For owners of some of these corporations whose sole focus becomes a ...

As a supplement to our earlier post, What Issues Should a Nonprofit Board Consider Annually, we have created a calendar of priority agenda items for the board of directors of a hypothetical nonprofit ...

The private benefit doctrine is the broadest of the private benefit rules in both its applicability and scope. The doctrine applies to any individual to whom the organization may confer a benefit and ...

I moderated a session titled “Advocacy in a Post-Election Year” at the 2025 Western Conference on Tax Exempt Organizations (WCTEO) held in Los Angeles at the end of February. The paneli… ...

As we have discussed in previous posts on the motivations and the risks associated with nonprofit mergers, nonprofit leaders should enter into any merger discussions with sufficient knowledge and ...